Indian and Buddhist Studies
Indian and Buddhist Studies is a research topic within Religious studies. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 11.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to Buddhist studies, including the history, culture, philosophy, and modernization of Buddhism in South and East Asia. It explores the influence of Buddhism on various aspects of society and its interaction with other religious and cultural traditions. The cluster also delves into the philosophical underpinnings of Buddhist thought and its impact on contemporary issues such as ethics, economics, and globalization.
- Buddhism
- South Asia
- East Asia
- History
- Culture
- Philosophy
- Religion
- Sanskrit
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Modernization
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Indian and Buddhist Studies research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 638 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 1.1k works
- 2 United States 638 works
- 3 United Kingdom 136 works
- 4 China 132 works
- 5 Germany 111 works
- 6 Japan 96 works
- 7 France 91 works
- 8 Canada 66 works
- 9 Russia 61 works
- 10 Italy 53 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Indian and Buddhist Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jamia Millia Islamia publishes the most Indian and Buddhist Studies research, followed by Flame University and Elizabethtown College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jamia Millia Islamia India 48 works
- 2 Flame University India 48 works
- 3 Elizabethtown College United States 48 works
- 4 Graduate Theological Union United States 45 works
- 5 Universität Hamburg Germany 41 works
- 6 University of Delhi India 36 works
- 7 Tribhuvan University Nepal 30 works
- 8 Weatherford College United States 28 works
- 9 University of Oxford United Kingdom 23 works
- 10 University of Chicago United States 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Indian and Buddhist Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Indian and Buddhist Studies include S. Chattopadhyay.
- 1 S. Chattopadhyay 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Indian and Buddhist Studies research done?
The largest centres of Indian and Buddhist Studies research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Pune (India), Paris (France) and Bengaluru (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Elizabethtown.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ElizabethtownUS · 47.6 works1064×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Indian and Buddhist Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Indian and Buddhist Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Allahabad, University of Delhi and Elizabethtown College score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Allahabad India | 71.7 | 38.4% | 28.8× | 9 | +184.6% |
| 2 | University of Delhi India | 70.1 | 15.2% | 24.0× | 36 | +1397.3% |
| 3 | Elizabethtown College United States | 68.8 | 1.8% | 1064.9× | 48 | +3562.5% |
| 4 | Universität Hamburg Germany | 63.6 | 7.8% | 24.4× | 41 | +126.0% |
| 5 | Tribhuvan University Nepal | 59.4 | 3.9% | 22.9× | 30 | +350.0% |
| 6 | Utkal University India | 58.9 | 28.2% | 101.4× | 12 | — |
| 7 | Jawaharlal Nehru University India | 58.0 | 13.7% | 31.1× | 18 | +150.0% |
| 8 | Flame University India | 57.5 | 1.0% | 616.4× | 48 | — |
| 9 | University of Vienna Austria | 56.6 | 17.2% | 9.2× | 14 | +113.6% |
| 10 | National Institute of Ayurveda India | 56.5 | 27.1% | 77.2× | 13 | +33.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Indian and Buddhist Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Indian and Buddhist Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.